Quality Assurance Manager

BuildRight Construction AU; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead the quality and foodsafety function in New South Wales. You will own systems, compliance and team performance, with experience in audits, CAPA and documentation to maintain standards in a tightly regulated export environment.

The role offers structured training, mentoring and genuine career development within an Australian workplace, plus opportunity to mentor the QA team and collaborate across production operations to

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Agricultural Science, Quality Management or a related discipline.
• Professional experience in quality assurance, foodsafety or compliance with in food manufacturing or processing.
• Practical understanding of HACCP and foodsafety management systems.
• Experience with quality audits, compliance assessments or regulatory inspections.
• Demonstrated experience investigating non-conformances and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of quality documentation, verification and record management.
• Ability to analyse problems and identify practical, sustainable solutions.
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring or leading a QA or foodsafety team.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work confidently within a regulated production environment.
• Food processing or export industry experience is highly regarded.
• Experience with export meat processing, DAFF requirements or Approved Arrangements is advantageous.
• Relevant overseas qualifications and professional experience will be considered.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of foodsafety, quality and workplace compliance

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for site's quality assurance and foodsafety activities.
• Maintain and improve quality management systems and foodsafety programs.
• Ensure Approved Arrangements and regulatory requirements remain current and compliant.
• Prepare the site for internal, customer and regulatory audits.
• Lead audit activities and coordinate effective responses to findings.
• Investigate quality incidents, non-conformances and process deviations.
• Manage CAPA activities and ensure corrective actions deliver lasting improvements.
• Conduct verification programs, traceability checks and mock recall exercises.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation, records and regulatory notifications.
• Lead QA personnel through pre-operational, hygiene and process verification activities.
• Build a strong culture of foodsafety, quality ownership and continuous improvement.
• Monitor compliance with customer requirements and product specifications.
• Support investigations and improvement initiatives across production operations.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and leadership to the QA team.
• Support animal welfare compliance in accordance with applicable industry requirements.
• Work closely with production and management teams to identify and resolve quality risks

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Auditing

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Food Science / Food Technology / Quality Management related discipline

Job description

Awell-establishedAustralianfoodprocessingbusinessislookingforaQualityAssuranceManagertoleaditsqualityandfoodsafetyfunctioninNewSouthWales.

Thisopportunityissuitedtoaqualityprofessionalwhohasbuiltstrongtechnicalknowledgeandisreadytotakegreaterownershipofsystems,complianceandteamperformance.Yourexperienceinfoodsafety,qualityassuranceandauditingwillbevaluedasyouhelpmaintainstandardsacrossahighlyregulatedexportprocessingenvironment.

TheroleprovidesanopportunitytodemonstrateyourprofessionalcapabilityinanAustralianworkplace,withstructuredtraining,mentoringandgenuinecareerdevelopmentavailable.

The Opportunity

Awell-establishedAustralianfoodprocessingbusinessislookingforaQualityAssuranceManagertoleaditsqualityandfoodsafetyfunctioninNewSouthWales.

Thisopportunityissuitedtoaqualityprofessionalwhohasbuiltstrongtechnicalknowledgeandisreadytotakegreaterownershipofsystems,complianceandteamperformance.Yourexperienceinfoodsafety,qualityassuranceandauditingwillbevaluedasyouhelpmaintainstandardsacrossahighlyregulatedexportprocessingenvironment.

TheroleprovidesanopportunitytodemonstrateyourprofessionalcapabilityinanAustralianworkplace,withstructuredtraining,mentoringandgenuinecareerdevelopmentavailable.

Key Responsibilities

• Takeoverallresponsibilityforthesite'squalityassuranceandfoodsafetyactivities
• Maintainandimprovequalitymanagementsystemsandfoodsafetyprograms
• EnsureApprovedArrangementsandregulatoryrequirementsremaincurrentandcompliant
• Preparethesiteforinternal,customerandregulatoryaudits
• Leadauditactivitiesandcoordinateeffectiveresponsestofindings
• Investigatequalityincidents,non-conformancesandprocessdeviations
• ManageCAPAactivitiesandensurecorrectiveactionsdeliverlastingimprovements
• Conductverificationprograms,traceabilitychecksandmockrecallexercises
• Maintainaccuratequalitydocumentation,recordsandregulatorynotifications
• LeadQApersonnelthroughpre-operational,hygieneandprocessverificationactivities
• Buildastrongcultureoffoodsafety,qualityownershipandcontinuousimprovement
• Monitorcompliancewithcustomerrequirementsandproductspecifications
• Supportinvestigationsandimprovementinitiativesacrossproductionoperations
• Providecoaching,mentoringandleadershiptotheQAteam
• Supportanimalwelfarecomplianceinaccordancewithapplicableindustryrequirements
• Workcloselywithproductionandmanagementteamstoidentifyandresolvequalityrisks

Requirements & Eligibility

• RelevantqualificationinFoodScience,FoodTechnology,AgriculturalScience,QualityManagementorarelateddiscipline
• Professionalexperienceinqualityassurance,foodsafetyorcompliancewithinfoodmanufacturingorprocessing
• PracticalunderstandingofHACCPandfoodsafetymanagementsystems
• Experiencewithqualityaudits,complianceassessmentsorregulatoryinspections
• Demonstratedexperienceinvestigatingnon-conformancesandimplementingcorrectiveactions
• Strongunderstandingofqualitydocumentation,verificationandrecordmanagement
• Abilitytoanalyseproblemsandidentifypractical,sustainablesolutions
• Previousexperiencesupervising,mentoringorleadingaQAorfoodsafetyteam
• Strongcommunicationandstakeholdermanagementskills
• Abilitytoworkconfidentlywithinaregulatedproductionenvironment
• Foodprocessingorexportindustryexperienceishighlyregarded
• Experiencewithexportmeatprocessing,DAFFrequirementsorApprovedArrangementsisadvantageous
• Relevantoverseasqualificationsandprofessionalexperiencewillbeconsidered
• Commitmenttomaintaininghighstandardsoffoodsafety,qualityandworkplacecompliance

Special Instructions

Visasponsorshipavailableforasuitableoverseascandidate.

• Takeoverallresponsibilityforthesite'squalityassuranceandfoodsafetyactivities
• Maintainandimprovequalitymanagementsystemsandfoodsafetyprograms
• EnsureApprovedArrangementsandregulatoryrequirementsremaincurrentandcompliant
• Preparethesiteforinternal,customerandregulatoryaudits
• Leadauditactivitiesandcoordinateeffectiveresponsestofindings
• Investigatequalityincidents,non-conformancesandprocessdeviations
• ManageCAPAactivitiesandensurecorrectiveactionsdeliverlastingimprovements
• Conductverificationprograms,traceabilitychecksandmockrecallexercises
• Maintainaccuratequalitydocumentation,recordsandregulatorynotifications
• LeadQApersonnelthroughpre-operational,hygieneandprocessverificationactivities
• Buildastrongcultureoffoodsafety,qualityownershipandcontinuousimprovement
• Monitorcompliancewithcustomerrequirementsandproductspecifications
• Supportinvestigationsandimprovementinitiativesacrossproductionoperations
• Providecoaching,mentoringandleadershiptotheQAteam
• Supportanimalwelfarecomplianceinaccordancewithapplicableindustryrequirements
• Workcloselywithproductionandmanagementteamstoidentifyandresolvequalityrisks

• RelevantqualificationinFoodScience,FoodTechnology,AgriculturalScience,QualityManagementorarelateddiscipline
• Professionalexperienceinqualityassurance,foodsafetyorcompliancewithinfoodmanufacturingorprocessing
• PracticalunderstandingofHACCPandfoodsafetymanagementsystems
• Experiencewithqualityaudits,complianceassessmentsorregulatoryinspections
• Demonstratedexperienceinvestigatingnon-conformancesandimplementingcorrectiveactions
• Strongunderstandingofqualitydocumentation,verificationandrecordmanagement
• Abilitytoanalyseproblemsandidentifypractical,sustainablesolutions
• Previousexperiencesupervising,mentoringorleadingaQAorfoodsafetyteam
• Strongcommunicationandstakeholdermanagementskills
• Abilitytoworkconfidentlywithinaregulatedproductionenvironment
• Foodprocessingorexportindustryexperienceishighlyregarded
• Experiencewithexportmeatprocessing,DAFFrequirementsorApprovedArrangementsisadvantageous
• Relevantoverseasqualificationsandprofessionalexperiencewillbeconsidered
• Commitmenttomaintaininghighstandardsoffoodsafety,qualityandworkplacecompliance

Visasponsorshipavailableforasuitableoverseascandidate.

Full visa sponsorship available under Australia Subclass 482 / 186 Employer Nomination.